Unlike Carmen, Wanda was still fully clothed but it was clearly evident that she had been the victim of a sexual assault. Wanda’s body was discovered by a New York state trooper whilst patrolling the rest area at Irondequoit Bay in Webster. Just over 14 hours later Wanda’s mother Joyce got a knock on the door that every parent dreads. By 8.00pm that evening Wanda had failed to return home and so her mother desperate with worry called the police to report her daughter missing. Wanda Walkowicz A Mothers Worst NightmareĪt roughly 5:10 pm on April 2, 1973, 11-year-old redhead Wanda went to collect some groceries for her mother from the local store. Nothing became of Barber as a suspect however and he had left Rochester by the time the Double Initial Killer struck again. Barber was a known sex offender and was also questioned by police. Police also had an interest in an individual by the name of James Barber. Despite fleeing making him look slightly guilty and the violence shown in the domestic incident prior to his death police never tried to indict or charge him with the murder of Carmen. In this incident, he non-fatally shot both his wife and his brother in law before shooting himself. Miguel Colon soon after fled to his native Puerto Rico where he would later go on to commit suicide after a domestic violence dispute. Uncle MiguelĪs police tend to start with looking at family members first, and due to the fact the last eyewitness report seemed to indicate Carmen was willing to get into a car with her killer, police looked long and hard at Miguel Colon. Miguel Colon, or Uncle Miguel as he was known to Carmen, was interviewed by police about Carmen’s disappearance. The girls pants were found near the exit to the 1-490. Carmen had been raped and strangled and her body was covered in scratches. A couple of teenage boys made the discovery, initially mistaking Carmen’s body as a mannequin. Two days later the half-naked body of the little girl was found in Churchville by the side of the road. The last eyewitness report given was of Carmen getting into a car, which appeared to be waiting for her after she left the chemist.
The young girl had agreed to run an errand for her mother and go pick up her prescription from the local drugstore. Tragically by this time, the body of 10-year-old Carmen Colon had been discovered.Ĭarmen, originally from Puerto Rico before moving to live in one of the poorer areas of Rochester, went missing that afternoon. He turned back on to the highway and quickened away.Īmazingly thirty-eight people witnessed this horrifying sight however the first report shockingly wasn’t made for a further three days. A car backed slowly towards her from which a man exited and proceeded to grab the clearly frightened girl by the arm and lead her back to the car.
She was running along the breakdown lane of the 1-490 W near the Chili-Riga exit seemingly beckoning for the attention of passers-by as she frantically waved her arms.
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On the 16th of November, 1971, a young girl with dark hair and naked from the waist down was seen by dozens of drivers and commuters on their way out of Rochester. The Alphabet Murders Victims Carmen Colon A Shocking Tale